Twelve remarkable and innovative women who forged the United States and Canada. From explorers to writers to revolutionaries and business women, the spirit of independence lives brightly in these ladies from diverse backgrounds. Discover the lives ofAbigail Smith Adams Louisa Catherine John Adams Sally Hemings Martha Wayles Skelton Jefferson Dolley Payne Todd Madison Abigail Minis Pocahontas (Matoaka) Margaret Bayard Smith Charlotte Small Thompson Marie-Madeleine Jarret de Verchères Mercy Otis Warren Martha Dandridge Custis Washington Music appendix features songs popular in Colonial America, including "Heart's Ease," "Chester," "We Gather Together," "Hail Columbia," and a special rendering of "The Star Spangled Banner." Perfect for all ages!
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Born, raised, and educated in Lincoln, Nebraska USA, Laurel A. Rockefeller's passion for history comes through in everything she writes, both fiction and non fiction. A former medieval reenactor in the Society for Creative Anachronism, Laurel has twenty years of hands-on history experience to augment her university training in medieval and Asian history. She has worn the clothes, eaten the food, spun the yarn, performed the music, and danced the dances showcased in her work. Find Laurel's books in digital, paperback, and hardcover in your choice of up to ten languages. Audio editions are published in all four available languages: English, French, Spanish, and German. Most of them feature period music performed by actor-musicians. You can also hear Laurel sing on three of the audiobooks: Catherine de Valois (Spanish), The Arban and the Saman, and Songs of the Beinarian Court. Besides advocating for animals and related environmental causes, Laurel A. Rockefeller is a passionate educator dedicated to improving history literacy worldwide, especially as it relates to women's accomplishments. In her spare time, Laurel enjoys spending time with her cockatiels, travelling to historic places, and watching classic motion pictures and classic television series.
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Zustand: Hervorragend. Zustand: Hervorragend | Seiten: 136 | Sprache: Englisch | Produktart: Bücher | The life stories of twelve of the most influential women in colonial and early American and Canadian history come together in this fascinating book that will leave you inspired. From first ladies Martha Washington, Abigail Smith Adams, Louisa Catherine Johnson Adams, and Dolley Payne Todd Madison to writers Mercy Otis Warren and Margaret Bayard Smith, these twelve ladies will have you rethinking the foundations of the United States and Canada. Jewish Founding Mother Abigail Minis, Thomas Jefferson's slave concubine Sally Hemings, Matoaka (aka Pocahontas) of the Powhatan Confederacy, and Nahathaway(Cree) explorer Charlotte Small Thompson also have their stories told in this diverse collection. Music appendix features songs popular in Colonial America, including "Heart's Ease," "Chester," "We Gather Together," "Hail Columbia," and "The Star Spangled Banner." Perfect for all ages! Artikel-Nr. 42639006/1
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